1955 Fact Sheet
Database: Miss America Winners by State
| Record Name | Year | City | State |
| Lee Meriwether | 1955 | San Francisco | CALIFORNIA |
Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country
| Record Name | Year | Country | Region | Source | Inventor Name |
| Artificial Diamond | 1955 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | General Electric Co. |
| Fiber optics | 1955 | India | Asia | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Narinder S. Kapany |
| Respirator | c. 1955 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Forrest M. Bird |
| Music Synthesizer | 1955 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Harry Olson, Herbert Belar |
Database: Hockey Stanley Cup Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Winning Coach | Losing Team | Losing Coach | Sport | City | Note |
| 1955 Stanley Cup Winner | 1955 | Detroit Red Wings | Jimmy Skinner | Montreal Canadiens | Dick Irvin | Hockey | Detroit |
Database: Year and Discoverer of Chemical Elements
| Record Name | Element | Year Discovered | Discovered By | Source |
| Mendelevium | Mendelevium | 1955 | Stanley G. Thompson, Glenn T. Seaborg, Bernard G. Harvey, Gregory R. Choppin, Albert Ghiorso | Jefferson Lab |
Database: Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels By Year
| Record Name | Year | Title | Author |
| Fable, A, William Faulkner | 1955 | Fable, A | William Faulkner |
Database: United Nations Presidents
| Record Name | Origin | Year | Session |
| José Maza | Chile | 1955 | Tenth |
Database: Movies with the longest length
| Record Name | Country | Year | Length (Minutes) |
| Giant | USA | 1955 | 201 |
Database: Tour de France Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Country | Sport | Tour | Winning Name |
| Louison Bobet Tour 42 | 1955 | France | Cycling | 42 | Louison Bobet |
Database: Council of Europe's treaties
| Record Name | Treaty | European Non-Member State | Non European Non-Member State | European Community | Number | Opening date | Entry into force date | Source |
| European Convention relating to the Formalities required for Patent Applications (016) | European Convention relating to the Formalities required for Patent Applications | Yes | Yes | 016 | 11/12/1953 | 1/6/1955 | Council of Europe | |
| European Convention on the International Classification of Patents for Inventions (017) | European Convention on the International Classification of Patents for Inventions | Yes | Yes | 017 | 19/12/1954 | 1/8/1955 | Council of Europe | |
| European Cultural Convention (018) | European Cultural Convention | Yes | 018 | 19/12/1954 | 5/5/1955 | Council of Europe | ||
| European Convention on Establishment (019) | European Convention on Establishment | 019 | 13/12/1955 | 23/2/1965 | Council of Europe | |||
| Agreement on the Exchange of War Cripples between Member Countries of the Council of Europe with a view to Medical Treatment (020) | Agreement on the Exchange of War Cripples between Member Countries of the Council of Europe with a view to Medical Treatment | Yes | Yes | 020 | 13/12/1955 | 1/1/1956 | Council of Europe |
Database: Carnegie Medal for Children's Books
| Record Name | Year | Publisher | Author |
| The Little Bookroom | 1955 | OUP | Eleanor Farjeon |
Database: Longest Running TV Shows
| Record Name | Start Year | End Year | Country | Genre | Total Episodes |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1955 | 1965 | United States | Drama | 361 |
| Gunsmoke | 1955 | 1975 | United States | Western | 633 |
| The Bob Cummings Show | 1955 | 1959 | United States | Comedy | 173 |
Database: Best Selling Books of All Time
| Record Name | Language | Year Released | Rank | Author | Sales Volume | Source |
| The Lord of the Rings | English | 1954/1955 - | 12 | J. R. R. Tolkien | 100 million | Wikipedia |
Database: Crude Oil Prices from 1949 to Present
| Record Name | Year | Nominal | 2007 Inflation Adjusted | Source |
| Crude Oil Price for 1955 | 1955 | $2.93 | $22.78 | United States Department of Energy |
Database: Formula One World Drivers Champions
| Record Name | Year | Team | Tires | Poles | Sport | Driver | Wins | Podiums | Fastest Laps | Points | Clinched | Margin (Points) | Source |
| Formula One Champion (1955) | 1955 | Mercedes | C | 3 | Auto Racing | Juan Manuel Fangio | 4 | 5 | 3 | 40 | Race 6 of 7 | 16.5 | Wikipedia |
Database: List of longest suspension bridge spans
| Record Name | Year Constructed | Country | Bridge | Location | Length (Meters) | Length (Feet) | Note | Source |
| Angus L. Macdonald Bridge | 1955 | Canada | Angus L. Macdonald Bridge | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | 441 | 1,447 | Wikipedia |
Database: Periodic Table of the Elements
| Record Name | Symbol | Group | Number | Melting Point | Boiling Point | Density | Year Discovered | Atomic Weight | % of Earth's Crust |
| Mendelevium | Md | 102 | 101 | 1955 | 258 |
Database: Baseball World Series Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | Winning City | Losing City | Sport | Score |
| World Series 1955 | 1955 | Brooklyn Dodgers | New York Yankees | Brooklyn | NEW YORK | Baseball | 4 - 3 |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Men's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1955 Wimbledon Mens Result | 1955 | Tennis | Tony Trabert | Ken Nielsen | 63 75 61 |
Database: Aircraft Carriers of the United States
| Record Name | Country | Aircraft Carrier | Comission Year | Decomission or Loss Year | Commision Date | Decommision or Loss Date | Hull Number |
| Cabot | United States | Cabot | 1943 | 1955 | 24 Jul 1943 | 21 Jan 1955 | 28 |
| Forrestal | United States | Forrestal | 1955 | 1993 | 1 Oct 1955 | 30 Sep 1993 | 59 |
Database: NCAA Basketball Tournament Champions
| Record Name | Year | Sport | City Location | Winner | Champion | Opponent | In Final 4 | In Final 4 |
| NCAA Tournament Champion (1955) | 1955 | Basketball | Kansas City | San Francisco | San Francisco | LaSalle | Colorado | Iowa |
Database: Gaming System Driving Simulators
| Record Name | Game | Year | Make | Model |
| 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder | Forza Motorsport 2 | 1955 | PORSCHE | 550 Spyder |
Database: United States Average Annual Temperature
| Record Name | Year | Country | Temperature | Rank | Source |
| Average Annual Temperature for 1955 | 1955 | United States | 52.49 deg F | 41 | National Climatic Data Center |
Database: Yearly Total Seasonal Rainfall for Los Angeles
| Record Name | City | State | Country | Season | Total Rainfall (inches) | Inches above or below average | Source |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1955-1956 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1955-1956 | 16.00 | +0.87 | National Weather Service |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1954-1955 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1954-1955 | 11.94 | -3.19 | National Weather Service |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Women's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1955 Wimbledon Womens Result | 1955 | Tennis | Louise Brough | Beverly Fleitz | 7-5 8-6 |
Database: Hart Memorial Trophy Winners for NHL Hockey
| Record Name | Year | Team | Sport | League | Player |
| Hart Memorial Trophy Winner (1955) | 1955 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Hockey | NHL | Ted Kennedy |
Database: Best Selling Singles by Year (United Kingdom)
| Record Name | Year | Country | Song | Artist | Number Sold | Source |
| Rose Marie (Slim Whitman) | 1955 | United Kingdom | Rose Marie | Slim Whitman | Wikipedia |
Database: Time Magazine's Man of the Year
| Record Name | Year | Person of the Year |
| Harlow Herbert Curtice | 1955 | Harlow Herbert Curtice |
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